Monthly Archives: January 2009

Perspectives on how computer technology is changing the education system

Ars points out that this week’s edition of Science addresses how computer technology is changing the education system. There’s likely nothing too surprising if this is something you follow, but it’s always a good idea to follow the press.

Does your University own what you discover (or learn)?

I’m no patent expert, but a not so recent article in the Times (recently highlighted on Slashdot) addresses how “colleges and universities own the ideas and technologies invented by the people who work for them, including professors and graduate students who are paid to do research.”  This is a great revenue generator for cash-strapped institutions,